Yadkin County Detention Center Overview
Yadkin County Detention Center is operated by the Yadkin County Sheriff's Office and serves as the county's primary jail. The facility is at 205 East Cherry Street in Yadkinville, close to the sheriff's office and other county government offices. It is a county jail, not a state prison, so its population is made up of people arrested in or transferred into local custody, defendants waiting on court action, and people serving county-level sentences.
County materials describe the detention center as a maximum-security holding facility. It houses pretrial inmates and people serving sentences of up to two years. Published bed information separates the jail into 72 male beds and 29 female beds, for a total capacity of 101. The North Carolina Jail Administrators directory independently lists the same rated capacity, which is useful because jail capacity figures sometimes differ between local pages and statewide directories.
The official county page for the Yadkin County Detention Center is the best starting point for facility policies that can change, including visitation status, accepted deposit methods, and phone service. The page does not publish an online current-inmate roster or mugshot gallery, so direct confirmation with the jail remains important.
The official Detention Center page includes the following facility information and operating details.
Capacity and Population
The supported capacity figure for Yadkin County Detention Center is 101 total beds. County information breaks that number into 72 male beds and 29 female beds. The jail's published materials also report 1,755 inmates housed in 2018 and a current daily average population of 92, though the daily-average figure is not paired with an exact date range. Treat the daily average as a county-published snapshot rather than a live count.
Jail population changes throughout the day as arrests, court orders, bonds, releases, probation holds, transfers, and sentence commitments are processed. A person can be in custody before a public record is easy to locate, and a person can be released before a third-party search result catches up. For an immediate custody question, call the jail rather than relying on older search results.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Yadkin County Detention Center
No official Yadkin County online jail roster, booking report, current-inmate search, mugshot gallery, or profile page was located for this facility. The practical lookup path is to contact the jail, then use the appropriate court, notification, or corrections system depending on what kind of custody question you are trying to answer.
- Call Yadkin County Detention Center at 336-849-7840 for current custody confirmation.
- Have the person's full legal name, date of birth, arrest date, and arresting agency if you know them.
- Ask whether the person is currently held at the jail, has bonded out, was transferred, or should be checked through another agency.
- For written booking reports, incident reports, or copies of public records, use the sheriff's office or county public-records process rather than assuming a roster page exists.
- For custody-change notifications, use North Carolina SAVAN through VINELink. For sentenced state custody, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction locator.
County jail custody is separate from state prison custody. The NCDAC offender search is for people in North Carolina state prison custody or under state correctional supervision. It is not the first place to check for a person newly arrested and held at the Yadkin County jail.
Yadkin County Detention Center Address and Contact
Use the jail phone number for custody, visitation, deposit, mail, and facility-rule questions. The sheriff's office address is nearby but not the same street address as the detention center. The sheriff's office is led by Bryan N. Smitherman, Sheriff, while some sources shorten or display the name as Nick Smitherman. That naming difference should not change which office to contact.
Yadkin County Detention Center
205 East Cherry Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Mailing: PO Box 443, Yadkinville, NC 27055
336-849-7840
Fax: 336-677-7768
Yadkin County Sheriff's Office
201 East Cherry Street
Yadkinville, NC 27055
Mailing: PO Box 443, Yadkinville, NC 27055
336-849-7810
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Visiting Someone at Yadkin County Detention Center
The detention center page has conflicting visitation signals: it still displays a COVID-era no-visitation notice, while another part of the same facility information lists Thursday visitation blocks. Because of that conflict, confirm current visitation with the jail before traveling to Yadkinville. Published rules say each inmate is allowed one visit per week, and a visitor must be on the administration-approved visitation list.
A person with pending criminal charges is not allowed to visit. The facility also warns that tobacco, cell phones, and weapons are contraband. The detention center is tobacco-free, and bringing or passing contraband can result in a criminal charge. Mail is not accepted during visitation, so letters and approved correspondence should use the jail's mail process instead of being carried to a visit.
| Day | Published Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | In-person, if currently allowed |
| Thursday | 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. | In-person, if currently allowed |
| All other days | Not published | Call jail to confirm |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Yadkin County Detention Center
Yadkin County publishes several jail-service rules that matter before sending money, trying to bring property, or setting up calls. Inmate phone calls are handled through Pay-Tel Communications at 1-800-PAY-TELL. Commissary is handled through Kimble's. Money may be deposited through an ATM kiosk in the jail lobby or online through JailATM.com. The jail lobby is open 24/7 for kiosk convenience, but money orders are no longer accepted.
Outside personal items are not accepted. Inmates obtain personal items through commissary. Medication is handled through the facility medical process and must be preapproved and provided by the facility health-care provider. Southern Health Partners provides medical care and screening for the jail, while Trinity is listed as the food contractor.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Address | Inmate full legal booked name, c/o Yadkin County Detention Center, PO Box 443, Yadkinville, NC 27055, or 205 East Cherry Street, Yadkinville, NC 27055 | Verify exact format before mailing |
| Phone Calls | Pay-Tel Communications, 1-800-PAY-TELL | Calls depend on jail phone rules and account setup |
| Commissary | Kimble's | Personal property from outside is not accepted |
| Money Deposit | Jail lobby ATM kiosk or JailATM.com | Money orders are no longer accepted |
| Medication | Facility health-care provider process | Do not bring medication without jail approval |
Court, Bond, and Case Contacts
Bond questions should be kept separate from commissary money. A deposit for inmate purchases does not pay bond and does not replace a magistrate, clerk, or court process. No Yadkin County bond-payment page or accepted payment-method list was located, so ask the jail, magistrate, or clerk what applies to the person's case before bringing money or arranging a bondsman.
| Office | Phone | Use For |
|---|---|---|
| Yadkin County Clerk of Court | 336-679-3600 | Court dates, criminal case records, file copies, and court questions |
| Magistrates | 336-679-3619 | Initial appearance, bond setting, warrants, and after-arrest magistrate questions |
| District Attorney | 336-679-3610 | Prosecution-related questions handled by the DA's office |
For booking photos or jail records, do not assume there is an official public mugshot gallery. Booking photos and law-enforcement records may require a records request under North Carolina public-records law, including N.C. G.S. 132-1, 132-1.4, 132-6, and 132-6.2. Release can depend on the record type, investigation status, redactions, and the office that created or maintains the record.
Booking and Intake at Yadkin County Detention Center
After a local arrest, a person may be taken through sheriff, police, or magistrate processing before being held at the detention center. Booking commonly involves identity confirmation, charge and warrant processing, medical screening, property handling, classification, and placement in an appropriate housing area. The jail provides food, medical care, and housing while the person is in custody.
If the person has just been arrested, the first reliable path is often a phone call to the jail or magistrate rather than a web search. If the person has been sentenced to state custody or placed under state correctional supervision, the case may later appear in the NCDAC system. Federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE tools should be used only when the person is in those systems or when a confirmed hold points in that direction.
Directions and Facility Area
The current jail is near the sheriff's office and county government center in Yadkinville. Published material does not provide detailed visitor parking, public transit, or ADA access instructions, so confirm arrival rules with the jail before a visit or records stop. Use the official address for navigation and allow extra time for security screening if you are visiting the detention center.
About Yadkin County Detention Center
The current detention center should not be confused with the historic Second Yadkin County Jail. That older jail, at 241 East Hemlock Street, was built around 1892 after the original jail burned, served until 1928, and was later restored as the Charles Bruce Davis Museum of Art and History. It is local history, not the current booking facility.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, and deposit rules with Yadkin County Detention Center before traveling, mailing items, or sending funds.